Von blackberry
In January 2020, thirty-one University Extension Specialists, IR-4
field research director and growers from the southern US met in
Savannah, GA to develop a Pest Management Strategic Plan (PMSP) for
blackberries. This PMSP is targeted for the states of Alabama, Arkansas,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee and Virginia. These states are all members of the Southern
Region Small Fruit Consortium (SRSFC). The development of this PMSP fits well into the mission of the SRSFC, which is to
develop collaborative efforts at various sites across the region between
small fruit growers and grower organizations, industries and service
organizations allied with and/or serving small fruit growers,
agricultural extension programs and research stations working together
to enhance the development of the small fruit industries in the region.
The SRSFC university partners include Auburn University, University of
Arkansas, University of Georgia, Louisiana State University, Mississippi
State University, North Carolina State University, Clemson, University
of Tennessee and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
The goal of this workshop was to develop a comprehensive list of pests (insect/mite, pathogen/nematode, weeds, and vertebrate/wildlife) and the known biological, chemical and cultural current control mechanisms for the pests. The attendees of the meeting developed lists of regulatory and research priorities in the following categories, cultural, insects/mites, weeds and diseases. The priorities are: 1) Regulatory: Expansion to include registration of the herbicide Halosulfuron-methyl (Sandia) label, 2) Research: fungicide resistance management for multiple diseases, 3) Research/Regulatory, Spotted Wing Drosophila management (additional modes of action, insecticide with shorter PHI, resistance management), 4) Research: cultural practiced to reduce labor and increase efficiency and 5) Research: bridge the gap of floricane and primocane fruiting seasons with new varieties or cultural practices. Grower input was essential in developing this PMSP and with their help and guidance, we feel this report represents the current challenges and needs of the southern blackberry industry.
The timelines developed for this PMSP took into consideration
blackberry production in all of the states listed above. Collectively
these states encompass a wide geographic range from the gulf coast to
the mid Atlantic. Therefore production practices, crop phenology, pest
occurrence and pest control will vary depending on a specific site and
occur over an extended period of time.
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